| CircFOXP1 expression | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Clinicopathological characteristics | The number of patients | Lower (n = 20) | Higher (n = 20) | |
Age | ||||
  ≤ 60 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0.102 |
  > 60 | 15 | 10 | 5 |  |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0.723 |
 Female | 29 | 14 | 15 |  |
Tumor size | ||||
  < 5 cm | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0.053 |
  ≥ 5 cm | 24 | 9 | 15 |  |
Histological grade | ||||
 well and moderately | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0.752 |
 Poorly and others | 19 | 10 | 9 |  |
Lymph node metastasis | ||||
 N0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0.011* |
 N1/2 | 22 | 7 | 15 |  |
TNM stage | Â | Â | Â | 0.027* |
 I-II | 19 | 13 | 6 |  |
 III-IV | 21 | 7 | 14 |  |
Adjacent organ invasion | Â | Â | Â | 0.110 |
 No | 17 | 11 | 6 |  |
 Yes | 23 | 9 | 14 |  |